China top censor's new leadership role raises fears
- Published: 16 Nov 2012 at 15.47
- Online news: Asia
Chinese propaganda boss Liu Yunshan has risen to the country's top leadership in what could be a perilous sign for online debate, critics of his censorship diktats over the last decade said on Friday.
The Communist Party of China's new Politburo Standing Committee, the nation's top decision-making body (from L) Xi Jinping, Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan meet the press at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on November 15.
China's population of Internet users -- the world's largest at 538 million -- have become increasingly vocal on its booming social media sites despite the efforts of the ruling party's highly secretive Propaganda Department.
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